Warminster police respond to shots fired

Warminster police were dispatched to a local restaurant on County Line Road after reports of someone firing shots Jan. 11.

Police received a call just after 10 a.m. reporting that a man had fired several times in Mamajuana Kitchen, 277 E. County Line Road, according to police. When police arrived, they discovered that the man had fired four shots in the restaurant but that no one had been hurt.

Police said they believe the assailant was the former Mamajuana Kitchen owner, Jose Delgado, approximately 33, whose last known address was in New York City. According to police, Delgado fired the four shots from a silver, semi-automatic handgun after a business dispute with the new owner. In addition to the new owner, there were two other people in the restaurant.

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Delgado allegedly fled in a red Ford Explorer with a companion, who police believe is Jose Huertas. Huertas, who is in his late 20s, did not have anything to do with the shooting, police said. The two are still at large and police said they believe they are headed to New York City.

In response to the shooting, police alerted Centennial School District to the incident, and McDonald Elementary School and William Tennent High School were put under lockdown for a half hour. Police said due to a language barrier, they were at first unsure if Delgado had fled on foot or by vehicle and the lockdowns were precautionary.